Vostok-K

Vostok 1

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Soviet Space Program launch of a
Vostok-K Rocket

Wed, Apr 12th, 1961, 1:07 AM EST

Soviet Space Program was scheduled to launch a Vostok-K rocket as part of the
Vostok 1 mission. The launch window for the Human Exploration mission was on Wed, Apr 12th, 1961, 1:07 AM EST from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The status of the launch was Success.
Don’t miss this exciting rocket launch!

Mission

Vostok 1

The first crewed space launch & the first orbital launch. It carried the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin who completed 1 orbit before safely re-entering the atmosphere, he ejected from his capsule at an altitude of 7 km in order to parachute safely to the ground. The mission lasted 108 minutes.